IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elliott

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1985IL105034

User Pedon ID: 1985IL105034

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - IL SCL

Lab Pedon # - 85IL105034

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21818

Print Date: 3/2/2025

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 40.9697944

Std. Longitude: -88.3046139

Datum: WGS84

Township: 29N

Range: 8E

Section: 21

PLSS Details: 690 feet S & 2436 feet E of the center

Map Unit: 146A—Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

State: Illinois

County: IL105—Livingston

MLRA: 110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL105—Livingston County, Illinois

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40088-H3—Cullom, Illinois

PEDON

Describers Name: SKH, DF

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Pedon #: 34

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Elliott (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 28 to 78 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/16/2014

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Elliott

Classificaton Date - 8/1/1985

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loess over till

Landform: till plain

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: yes

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/1/1985 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Yield Study ID -

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap A Bt1 2Bt2 2Bt3 2Bt4 2Bt5 2Cd	0 15 28 41 58 71 89 104	15 28 41 58 71 89 104 152	IL31627 IL31628 IL31629 — IL31631 IL31632 IL31633 IL31634	— — — IL31630 — — — —	27 28 45 38 37 34 34 33	— — — — — — — —	61 61 53 59 51 53 53 54	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	10 10 1 2 11 12 12 12	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	sicl sicl sic sicl sicl sicl sicl sicl	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	5.9 5.9 7 7.5 8 8.3 8.3 8.3

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap A Bt1 2Bt2 2Bt3 2Bt4 2Bt5 2Cd	0 15 28 41 58 71 89 104	15 28 41 58 71 89 104 152	IL31627 IL31628 IL31629 — IL31631 IL31632 IL31633 IL31634	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap A Bt1 2Bt2 2Bt3 2Bt4 2Bt5 2Cd	0 15 28 41 58 71 89 104	15 28 41 58 71 89 104 152	IL31627 IL31628 IL31629 — IL31631 IL31632 IL31633 IL31634	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon argillic horizon lithologic discontinuity densic materials	0—28 28—104 41— 104—152	—- —- —- —-

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
1	—	—	220	—	270	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31627

A—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31628

Bt1—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots; 10 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 60 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31629

2Bt2—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; few (0.6) fine roots; 40 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31630

2Bt3—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; few (0.6) fine roots; 40 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31631

2Bt4—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; few (0.6) fine roots; 60 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent medium prominent spherical weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate concretions in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31632

2Bt5—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam;—Error in Exists On—structure; firm; few (0.6) fine roots; 40 percent prominent gray (5Y 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31633

2Cd—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 0.6 roots; 15 percent fine prominent gray (5Y 5/1) iron depletions throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # IL31634